Solar Powered Plane Begins Journey Across US

A solar-powered aeroplane takes off from Northern California on the first leg of a planned journey to four US cities. The "Solar Impulse" is powered by about 12,000 photovoltaic cellsthat cover massive wings and charge its batteries, allowing it to fly day and night without jet fuel.

20 Reported Dead as Muslims, Christians Clash in Taraba.

At least 20 people were killed in violent clashes on Friday between Christian and Muslim mobs in Taraba state, prompting a round-the-clock curfew, an aid worker has said. “We have recovered 20 bodies from the violence so far,” the source, speaking on condition of anonymity on Saturday, said about the unrest in the town of Wukari, some 200 kilometres (125 miles) from the state capital Jalingo.

60 Reportedly killed, Several Injured in Kano Bomb Blast

Latest report filling in from kano revealed that at least 60 people were killed in the bomb blast which occurred in New Road Motor Park in Sabon-Gari, Kano yesterday, March 18. According to reports, Boko Haram members approached different schools in Maiduguri, Borno State and killed 4 teachers and injured others, including students, hours before the bomb explosion. The bomb blast destroyed several buses. Policemen and soldiers cordoned off the scene right afterthe tragic incident.

Kano Bomb Blast: 25 Feared Dead- Reuters

Reuter has reported that at least 25 people were killed from five explosions that occurred in Kano. The explosions occurred on Monday evening at New Road, Sabon Gari area of the city. Witnesses said the explosions occurred at a popular and busy commercial luxury bus park where buses that convey passengers to other states of the country, particularly the southern states, take off from.

Drug addicts now take lizard dung to stay high - NDLEA

Taking lizard dung and gutter water has become the vogue among drug addicts especially in Adamawa, the Commander of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the state, Alhaji Hassan Zungeru, announced on Friday. Zungeru made the announcement in an interview in Yola. He said that most of the drug addicts in the state were unemployed youths who could not afford costly hard drugs.

kanu Loses 1.4b On his Hotel Business

Nigeria's football star, Nwankwo Kanu has lost N1.4 billion in his hotel business and the Managing Director of the hotel, Mr. Ayoola Gam Ikon, 49, has been arrested and charged to court for the alleged fraud.
Operatives of the Inspector General of Police Monitoring Unit arrested Ikon, the managing director of Hardley Suites Limited situated at Waziri Ibrahim Crescent, off Elsie Femi Pearse Street, Victoria Island, Lagos southwest Nigeria,  for allegedly stealing the N1.4 billion belonging to the hotel and suites owned by Kanu.
Also arrested along with him  over the alleged fraud is a hotel staff, Oke Samuel.
They were arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate's court on a 19-count charge of felony to wit, obtaining money under false pretence.
The police alleged in charge suit No. K/8/2013 that Ikon was arrested following a complaint by the management of Hardley Suites Limited, Nwankwo Kanu and Ogbonna Kanu, that Ikon between 2005 and 2012 allegedly defrauded them of the sum of about N1.4 billion on the pretence of using the money to expand the existing facilities of the hotel by constructing and furnishing of additional blocks of 30 suites and conference facilities, but he allegedly failed to use the money for the purpose and allegedly converted the money to his personal use.

Omo Onile to Be Banned in Lagos Soon

The Lagos State House of Assembly is to begin deliberations on a bill seeking to frustrate and criminalise the activities of land grabbers, land speculators also known as 'Omo Onile' and regulate the activities of agents dealing with issues of land in the state.
This hint was dropped on the floor of the House by the Chairman, Committee on Judiciary, Public Complaints and Petitions, Sanai Agunbiade, while presenting a report about land tussle in the state.
Agunbiade informed his colleagues that the bill, a private member bill which already has the blessing of the executive arm of the state government, will soon be presented to the House for further deliberations and passage.